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Friday, March 8, 2013

Review: One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett

One Hot Murder by Lorraine
Bartlett is the third book in the “Victoria Square” mystery series.
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime, February 2012

Katie Bonner, the reluctant manager of Artisans Alley
in the quaint shopping district of Victoria Square, is no stranger to
ambivalence. Things have been going hot and heavy with pizza maker Andy Rust—so
much so that Katie has moved in over his pizza parlor. But now that summer’s
ushered in a heat wave, an apartment above pizza ovens without an air
conditioner is making Katie hot and bothered. At the height of the heat wave, a
tragic fire strikes Victoria Square. Wood U, a small store selling wooden gifts
and small furniture, is destroyed. But the fire may just be a smoke screen—for
murder. A body is found among the charred wreckage, and the victim didn’t die
from smoke inhalation. He was shot. Now—despite making Detective Ray Davenport
hot under the collar—Katie is determined to smoke out a coldhearted killer.

I know whenever I read a book
written by Lorraine Bartlett, she is going to take me on a fabulous journey
that transcend time and place and draws me into the goings on in Victoria
Square, right alongside Katie. I loved the way this drama flows from one
chapter to the next as the mystery kept me guessing with some surprising twists
I didn’t see coming until it happened and I do love that in a mystery. The more
I learn about Katie, the more I like her and the relationships she has with her
vendors and friends. Boasting a diverse cast of characters, a warm comfortable
atmosphere and enjoyable dialogue, this is by far, the best book in this
wonderfully crafted series and I look forward to the next adventures with Katie
and her friends.

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